Oatmeal Walnut Cookies
Makes about 36 cookies.
Ingredients
- 3 C. Walnuts
- 1 C. Unsalted Butter room temperature
- 1 C. Light Brown Sugar packed
- 1/3 C. Granulated Sugar
- 2 large Eggs
- 1 Tbsp. Vanilla Extract
- 1-1/2 C. Flour
- 1 tsp. Baking Soda
- 2 tsp. Cinnamon Ground
- 1/4 tsp. Nutmeg Ground
- 1/2 tsp. Salt
- 3 C. Old-Fashioned Oats
- 1 C. Sweetened Dried Cranberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Spread walnuts evenly on a baking sheet or in a shallow pan.
- Bake stirring once or twice, until lightly browned and fragrant, 7-10 minutes.
- Coarsely chop nuts and set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy; add eggs and beat well.
- In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and nuts.
- Add to the butter mixture and stir well to combine.
- Stir in dried cranberries and toasted walnuts.
- Drop cookies by tablespoonfuls (or however large you want the cookies to be) onto a parchment-lined cookie sheet.
- Bake 12-15 minutes, or until the edges start to brown.
- Cool on a wire rack.
